Wayanad,Kerala: After a year long planning and execution, Meenangadi in Kerala, prepares to become the first ever carbon-neutral panchayat in India. In recent times, global warming and climate change issues have become a non-negotiable reality. Rising global temperature, prolonged dry spells, unpredictable rain patterns and extreme climates have been wreakingContinue Reading
Turin, Italy: Police in Italy are investigating the missing relic of the brain of St. John Bosco, which was reportedly stolen from its reliquary on Friday night. The Salesians, the religious order founded by St. John Bosco, issued desperate pleas for prayers for its return after it was discovered missing JuneContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Thrissur: In early February, Sajeena Ahmed took her 7-month-old boy to a Catholic hospital in Thrissur, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, to meet Sr. Merlin Joseph. The child was born with Down syndrome, a genetic condition causing low muscle tone, small stature and low toContinue Reading
Five farmers died and several were wounded on June 6 in Mandsaur district after police allegedly opened fireContinue Reading
The church is close to the convent where a 70-year-old nun was raped two years agoContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzy Mr Stephen Andrade is a physically challenged man. His hands have a paralytic look. His neck and back constantly give him pain, and any movement of the neck gives him a feeling of imbalance. Yet, his face widens into a smile when he speaks of his wifeContinue Reading
Internet services have been suspended in parts of Madhya Pradesh like Indore, Ujjain and Dewas, all in the western part of the state which has witnessed anger by farmers who say the government is not providing enough relief from rural distress.Continue Reading
New Delhi, Jun 6 Walking towards the exit gate no. 3 of Patel Chowk metro station, commuters come to a halt as a wall full of childhood memories greets them in form of a colourful mural. As part of a city-wide initiative ‘Bookscapes in the City’ by children’s literature festivalContinue Reading
Doctor B K Setty died on June 6 at BhubaneswarContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis celebrated an ecumenical Pentecost vigil on June 3 with some 50,000 Catholic charismatics and Pentecostals from more than 125 countries who gathered for praise and worship at the site of the ancient Roman Circus Maximus. The Pope joined in the singing as he stood between Michelle Moran,Continue Reading